Eden Castle，
North Devon，
England
IN THB LATE afternoon of May 2， 1851， having left the
mildness of spring behind in London， in a cold rain， Eliza-
beth looked up to see the gray silhouette of Eglen Castle
in the distance.
Beside them now rode only three riders on horseback.
At Taunton that morning， the fourth had galloped ahead
to inform the inhabitants of Eden Castle that the body of
Edward Eden was coming home.
Approaching exhaustion， Elizabeth looked with sym-
pathy at John. Not one word had they exchanged during
the entire journey. Not once had he partaken of food or
drink， and not once had he relinquished his control of the
reins， although all the riders had offered repeatedly to
spell him， as had Elizabeth herself.
But apparently there was a turmoil inside his young
head that compelled him to keep silent. Looking up， she
caw that he too had caught his first glimpse of Eden Cas-
tle，
She closed her eyes， unable to look at hfm any longer，
i unable as well to view the great hulk of that castle draw-
ing nearer. Her one thought now was to have done with it
end return hnmediate|y to London. All she was bringing
home was n broken shell. The spirit and memory of Ed-
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